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Scenic Woods Park

Scenic Woods Park from directly overhead

Scenic Woods Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gleason Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 11 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
18 m

How to reach it

Coordinates29.86308, -95.29392

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Take It Back: 6.1 mi
  • Love Mural: 7.1 mi
  • Peacock Records Mural: 7.1 mi
  • A Tribute to American Statesmanship: 7.7 mi
  • Houston: 8.0 mi
Gardens
Museums: 53
Attractions: 36
  • 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 8.1 mi
  • Wetland Boardwalk: 10.6 mi
  • Boardwalk Overlook: 10.6 mi
  • Eco Station: 11.2 mi
  • Flow Works: 11.2 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Picnic sites: 12
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 8.5 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 8.6 mi
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 8.6 mi
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 8.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 10.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Beauchamp Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Riordan's Spring: 7.7 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 19.5 mi
  • Barbers Hill: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scenic Woods Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barbers HillE 92°25 m23.7 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaESE 122°3 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:2219:5120:26
September equinox07:1018:4819:19
December solstice07:1316:5117:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864707783858681726256
Precip in4.02.73.85.25.17.94.53.44.55.43.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 8 mi away.

  • peppervine8 obs
  • American sweetgum7 obs
  • firewheel7 obs
  • American trumpet vine7 obs
  • straggler daisy7 obs
  • Pinkladies6 obs
  • eastern poison ivy6 obs
  • Carolina crane's-bill6 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/290560515

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